Verle Edgar Lint, 17 Mar 1936 - 13 Aug 2021

LINT, RANKIN, BENDSCHNEIDER, VAN LANCKER, HASSEBROCK, RIBBY, MAHONEY, JAMES, ROTH, LEWIS, RYAN, SEBETKA, MCFATRIDGE

Posted By: Sarah Witte (email)
Date: 8/26/2021 at 09:46:14

Verle Lint, 85, of Victor, died on Friday, August 13, 2021, at Brooklyn Community Estate in Brooklyn.

The family will receive friends for visitation from 4:00 PM until 7:00 PM on Tuesday, August 17th at the Smith Funeral Home in Victor. A prayer service will follow the visitation at 7:00 PM at the Smith Funeral Home.

A private family graveside service with military honors will be held on Wednesday at Victor Memorial Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be designated the Verle Lint Memorial Fund and mailed in care of the Smith Funeral Home, PO Box 485, Victor, Iowa 52347. Memories and condolences may be shared with Verle’s family online at www.smithfh.com.

Verle Edgar Lint was born March 17, 1936, in Mingo, Iowa to Evelyn Rankin Lint and Clarence Lint. He attended various schools in Iowa. Verle enlisted in the United States Navy on January 31, 1955, and was stationed on an aircraft carrier for four years.

Verle was united in marriage to Joyce Bendschneider Van Lancker on June 5, 1975. They were blessed with a son, Kyle in 1977. Verle also had five children from previous marriage. He came to Victor as a laborer with a bridge building company when Interstate 80 was under construction. He eventually decided he liked the community and stayed in the area. He spent many years as a truck driver.

Verle was an avid Iowa Hawkeyes and St. Louis Cardinals fan. He loved attending his children’s sporting events and later his granddaughter’s softball games.

He is survived by his wife, Joyce; children, Sherrie (Brian) Hassebrock, John (Becky) Lint, Carla Ribby, Judith (Dan) Mahoney and Kyle (Susan) Lint; grandchildren, Erica James, Justin Roth, Shane Lint, Ashley Lint, Lindsey Lewis, Ryan Faas, Storm Ribby, DesiRay Sebetka, Darian McFatridge, Dakota McFatridge, Kelsey Lint, Kaylee Lint, Elijah Lint, Jordan Van Lancker, and Jaylin Van Lancker; and several great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Verle Jr.; and stepson, Edward Van Lancker.

Published in The Hometown Current on August 25, 2021, an abbreviated version published in The Gazette on August 16, 2021.